Opinion

Refuge responds to misunderstandings

When the Halloween season comes around, many Christian conservatives cringe.  But why is that? What is so wrong with a holiday that so many children grow up looking forward to?  The holiday when they can dress up as Red Riding Hood and Ninja Turtles. The real question is, as Christians, should we even celebrate Halloween? 

Dr. Jonathan Yonan’s recent argument in the Sept. 16 issue of The Waltonian, that wrong questions lead to poor answers is refreshing and true.  Unfortunately, his rejection of the question of whether “comprehensive health insurance” is a civil right is mistaken. Dr. Yonan worries that “rights” language in the debate over health care reform gives

By now we’ve all heard plenty about Falcon Henne and his staged balloon ride across Colorado. If not, put “balloon boy” in your web browser and soak up the drama of possibly the biggest hoax in recent history. The latest development? According to a CNN report on Oct. 23, Mayumi Henne  admitted in a court

The guy who knows it all

 Time to go? Grab your wallet and your keys and you’re off, right? Wrong. If you’re a resident of Kea-Guffin, Gough, Hainer or Gallup you know exactly what I’m talking about.   The parking lot for these residence halls is ridiculously crowded all the time.  If you find a spot in this lot, consider yourself

Focusing on the woman in Breast Cancer Awareness

 Eastern is unique among Christian liberal arts universities because of its culturally diverse student body, so hearing about present day racial discrimination is shocking to me sometimes. How do attitudes of prejudice still exist? I’ve been wondering: Is racism still a prevalent issue? Is this campus a safe haven, free of prejudice, or are the

Two dollars and twenty-five cents, that’s what it costs me to do a load of laundry. It wouldn’t be so bad if there were change machines in Kea, but there aren’t. The closest one is in Gough. I averaged it out and, by the end of the semester, I will have spent twenty-seven dollars on

In a society like ours that is founded on the pursuit of personal gain and public recognition, what does it mean to have a servant’s heart? Admittedly, the idea of servanthood, submission and humility is not a particularly popular one. As a member of the “me” generation, with Myspace, YouTube and the iPod, it is